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For
Durable Ties With Us
Understanding
the perceptions of those who influence
US foreign policy provides an insight
into the factors that shape the
directions that global developments
will take. It was, therefore,
interesting to meet key strategic
thinkers in the U.S last . . .
The
Road To Unimaginable Horror
There has rarely been a crime
so predictable as that visited on
Mumbai. It is part of a war that is
still far from over.
Time
Opportune To Talk Strategy
It was an interesting
experience for me to again exchange
views with key strategic thinkers in
the US last month at a location close
to the statue of Mahatma . . .
Mumbai
Blasts: Concern Over Peace Process
Blasts front-page news in
British papers Attacks likely to play
into the hands of those opposed to the
peace process
Don't
Dismiss Al Qaeda
Renewed communal tensions, as
witnessed in Bhiwandi recently, and a
vigorous Al Qaeda propaganda aimed at
exploiting the pockets of anger among
the Indian Muslim youth over
increasing coziness with the USA,
should not be dismissed lightly, in
the . . .
`Pakistan
Must Act Against Terror Groups'
Kasuri's remarks appalling:
India Kasuri drew a link between
Mumbai blasts and non-resolution of
disputes between India, Pakistan
"Pakistan is in the forefront of
international efforts to fight
terrorism"
Rattled
Upa Govt Suspects Let Link
The Kashmir blasts could have passed off as just another
warning bell ringing for Delhi from
the violence-prone northern state
until the initial news from Mumbai of
the first of the blasts came in.
Surge
And Plunge Of The Paris Club
By design or chance, the
Paris Club forged links with most
other agencies and groups and played
the role of a mysterious broker. It
had to imbibe the changes in debt
regime and operational styles.
Dawood
Is In Waziristan
With US mounting pressure on
Islamabad to reveal underworld don's
whereabouts, Pervez Musharraf has
shifted him to the
Pakistan-Afghanistan border ---- Mafia
don and wanted terrorist Dawood
Ibrahim was living in Karachi with a
Pakistani passport . . .
Britain-U.S.
Row Over Extradition
Britain is embroiled in a
quiet diplomatic tussle with America
over the extradition of three
high-profile British bankers wanted in
the U.S. on fraud charges in
connection with the collapse of the
erstwhile energy giant, Enron.
A
Tragedy Foretold
It could take months to
identify the perpetrators of the
Mumbai bombings, but the recent past
holds some clues.
Warm
Up To The Future
A number of sceptics in this
country have questioned whether the
Indo-US nuclear deal is really about
civil nuclear energy.
A
Book For Our Times
We Need to Talk About Kevinhas a resonance in the context
of the 7/7 bombers.
A
Taliban-Coloured Dawn In Kashmir
Resurgent Islamists have used
the prostitution scandal to subvert
democratic institutions and processes.
Shows
Why Isro, With Solid Track Record,
Needs More Launches
In the risky business of
rocket science, failure to launch is
common. The successive failures in two
days of the GSLV F-02 and the Agni-III
missile need not be a setback to
India’s space ambitions — if ISRO
and DRDO take away the right lessons.
Controlling
Creativity Through Statute
But instead of regulating advertisements through laws, it
is best done through self-regulation.
Experiments
With Terror
The peace process resembles
nothing so much as an arch without its
keystone – in this case, an end to
killing. Now as before, though, the
keystone is stored in Islamabad, not
New Delhi or Srinagar.
But
Tie Your Camel
The orchestrated campaign
against those advising caution in the
Indo-US nuke deal should be a matter
of concern. The recent case of a
possible CIA mole in the NSCS should
temper our fascination for the US with
a dose of healthy caution.
Jaded
India Takes Deep Breath, Tunes In For
Salvation
Early one summer morning in
the holy town of Haridwar, on the
banks of the sacred Ganges, about 500
people sit on mats facing their
saffron-clad Hindu guru, following his
every word.
Reality
Check: Markets In For Turbulent Times
The Indian capital market
seems set for some turbulent times.
Every time the Bull run shows signs of
a revival, there is negative news that
causes prices to dive again; clearly
even the expectation that good
corporate results for the recent
quarter . . .
Handicap
At 7, Race Course
The central fact of our
politics is that since 1971 no prime
minister has got re-elected. Atal
Bihari Vajpayee, in 1999, was the only
exception, but his first term had
lasted less than a year and he rode to
an even greater majority on a wave of
. . .
Handicap
At 7, Race Course
The central fact of our politics is that since 1971 no
prime minister has got re-elected.
After
Nathu La, India Faces Chinese
Challenge In Bhutan
As it regains access to the
Tibetan markets by throwing open Nathu
La pass after 44 years, India is being
compelled to cope with an important
downside. It is the emerging Chinese
challenge to India’s special
relationship with Bhutan.
A
War With Three Fronts
Violence continues to decline
in Kashmir, but Islamists launch new
military, ideological and political
wars.
The
Most Expensive Slum
The monsoon in Mumbai was
once associated with romance… Nargis
and Raj Kapoor under that famous black
umbrella walking besides street-lights
misty with rain...
Games
Nations Play
There is understandably a lot of consternation in the
country on two espionage . . .
China
Says It Is A Good Development
Now, we are going to open the
market for people of both sides
Reopening of Nathu La will also help
to resolve border issue: Beijing It is
a good confidence-building measure:
Saran
Pm
Puts On Hold All Divestments
The UPA Government’s reform
agenda suffered a fresh setback on
Thursday as Prime Minister Dr Manmohan
Singh, in the face of a dramatic
public threat by his DMK ally to quit
his ministry, put on hold the recent
decision on disinvestments in Neyveli
. . .
But
Tie Your Camel
The orchestrated campaign
against those advising caution in the
Indo-US nuke deal should be a matter
of concern. The recent case of a
possible CIA mole in the NSCS should
temper our fascination for the US with
a dose of healthy caution.
Row
Over Prescott's Meet With U.S. Tycoon
Britain's
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott
was on Thursday fighting for his job
over allegations of a conflict of
interest after it emerged that he
accepted the hospitality of American
tycoon Philip Anschutz who is bidding
for a Government . . .
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